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Why are various farmed fish listed as "not okay to eat"? Certainly farmed fish can't be under pressure like wild fish. Is it because of the environmental practi
by trotsky 15y ago
Why are various farmed fish listed as "not okay to eat"? Certainly farmed fish can't be under pressure like wild fish. Is it because of the environmental practices of the farms? I see us farmed raised catfish is listed ok, but apparently asian farmed catfish isn't?
- jkjeldgaard 15y agoMainly due to environmental strain and unethical practices. More info if you click the said fish.
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- sliverstorm 15y agoEnvironmental impact of the farms, and raising practices. You can grow catfish in awful waters and as they are bottom-feeders, basically feed them trash. Allegedly many Chinese catfish farms do just that.
- trotsky 15y agoThat makes sense, I just thought the website was only about sustainability of the populations based on some of the wording. I'm afraid to even look into the chinese catfish raising - wasn't there a recent scandal where asian catfish was being mass sold as US farm raised?
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- chrismealy 15y agoFarmed fish are often fed unsustainable fish! It's just laundering unsustainability.
- trotsky 15y agowow, really? Are you pulling my leg?
- bh42222 15y agoNope. It's sadly true.
- sehugg 15y agoThat's true for carnivorous fish like salmon, but an omnivore like catfish will eat pellets made of grain and produce meat at a 2 to 1 ratio, on par with poultry. It's a matter of the consumer being aware of the difference and being able to trust the labeling (and the implied farming practices).
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